Spectrum Analyzer Performance Verification 3-6 Spurious Response (Second Harmonic Distortion)
Model MS20xxB MM PN: 10580-00303 Rev. D 3-11
4. Install the 34RKNF50 Adapter to the output of the MG3692X Generator and then connect the male end
of the 50 MHz Low Pass Filter to the Adapter.
5. Connect the 15NN50-1.5C RF Coaxial Cable between the 50 MHz Low Pass Filter and the RF In
connector of the VNA Master.
6. Press the On/Off key to turn on the VNA Master.
7. Press the Shift key and then the Mode (9) key. Use the rotary knob to highlight Spectrum Analyzer and
then press the Enter key to switch to Spectrum Analyzer mode.
8. Press the Shift key and then the Preset (1) key. Press the Preset button on the touch screen submenu to
set the instrument to the factory preset state.
9. Press the Shift key and then the Sweep (3) key, Sweep Mode submenu key and then the Performance
submenu key.
10. Press the Amplitude button on the touch screen main menu and then the Reference Level button on the
touch screen submenu.
11. Use the numeric keypad to enter –27 and then press the dBm submenu button.
12. Press the Atten Lvl submenu button.
13. Use the numeric keypad to enter 0 and then press the dB submenu button.
14. Press the Freq main menu button and then the Center Freq submenu button.
15. Use the numeric keypad to enter 50.1 and then press the MHz submenu button.
16. Press the Span submenu button.
17. Use the numeric keypad to enter 100 and then press the kHz submenu button.
18. Press the BW main menu button and then the RBW submenu button.
19.
Use the numeric keypad to enter 1 and then press the kHz submenu button.
20. Press the VBW submenu button.
21. Use the numeric keypad to enter 10 and then press the Hz submenu button.
22. Press the Shift key and then the Sweep (3) key.
23. Press the Detection submenu button and then the Peak submenu button.
24. Press the Shift key, press the Trace (5) key and then press the Trace A Operations submenu button.
25. Press the #ofAverages submenu button.
26. Use the numeric keypad to enter 5, and then press the Enter key.
27. Wait until the Trace Count displays “5/5”.
28. Press the Marker main menu button and then Peak Search submenu button.
29. Record the amplitude of 50.1 MHz in Appendix A.
• MS2034B – Table A-14, “Spectrum Analyzer Spurious Response (Second Harmonic Distortion”
on page A-6
• MS2035B – Table A-39, “Spectrum Analyzer Spurious Response (Second Harmonic Distortion”
on page A-19
30. Press the Freq main menu button and then the Center Freq submenu button.
31. Use the numeric keypad to enter 100.2 and then press the MHz submenu button.
32. Press the Shift key, press the Trace (5) key and then press the Trace A Operations submenu button.
33. Press the # of Averages submenu button.
34. Use the numeric keypad to enter
5, and then press the Enter key.
35. Wait until the Trace Count displays “5/5”.